On the way up on Thursday, we stopped at the Open House of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in West Jordan. It was a beautiful temple and we really want to go up and go through a session when it's dedicated. On August 23rd they will do the dedication that we will be able to attend in our own stake center, so I'm excited. Ethan loved it but was disappointed that it wasn't more reverent. There were a lot of people there and it was noisy, but I think both of the kids loved it!
When we finally got to the KOA in Garden City, we set up camp, had dinner with the family and then sat around talking while the kids played games with Bryan's 2 cousins (Jurnee is 12 and Justin is 6). They had a lot of fun and got to bed really late.
Friday was our lake day! We had taken our bikes so Ethan, Bryan and Courtney rode to the beach while I drove the car with all our stuff in it. The bikes were a great idea because we rode them everywhere and didn't have to worry about traffic! Two wave runners were rented, we took lunch to the beach and had a great time. Ethan and Courtney got to ride the wave runners with Bryan and they loved it. Then they each got to go fishing with Grandpa Pack which was a real highlight to them! In the afternoon we all relaxed and sat around talking. That was my favorite part because we just got to be together. Then we went for raspberry milkshakes.
Saturday morning was spent at the craft fair with sack lunches on the grass. Then we went back to the campground, went swimming at the pool, had dinner and then went to the rodeo. Courtney and Ethan wanted to do Mutton Bustin' (where little kids ride a sheep) but we didn't know they had to be pre-registered. They were a bit disappointed but they had another kids activity where the kids had to chase a calf with a ribbon tied to its tail with the first one to get the ribbon off winning $10. Courtney's group was the 6 and under group and they took FOREVER to get the ribbon. But it was hilarious watching the kids run around after a calf. Ethan's group went faster and I thought Ethan did great at trying to get the ribbon. They didn't like the rodeo too much because they both felt that it was mean to the animals, but I had a good time.
Sunday morning we broke camp, went to Church, had a family devotional and then said our goodbyes and headed home. It's a 7 hour drive so we were anxious to get going so we would have time to unload the van and get things semi-organized once we got home.
Thanks everyone for a great family reunion!!! It was great food, fun and family.
Here are some videos and slide shows of the weekend.
The Temple Open House:
Day at Bear Lake:
Rodeo - Courtney is in a white sweatshirt and short blonde hair and Ethan is in a camo shirt, they are a bit hard to see in the photos:
Miscellaneous photos:
Courtney at the Rodeo:
Ethan at the Rodeo:
1 comment:
Ahhh.... my favorite place on earth. I would hate the drive from your place but love that LAKE!
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